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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Webb chide Emily for when she first appears on stage?
(a) Teasing her younger siblings.
(b) Being too slow to get up.
(c) Staying up too late at night.
(d) Studying while she eats.

2. What is Joe's occupation?
(a) Milkman.
(b) Grocer.
(c) Paperboy.
(d) Student.

3. What does Mr. Webb do when he sees his daughter Emily on stage in the second scene?
(a) Asks her questions.
(b) Teases her.
(c) Yells at her.
(d) Embraces her.

4. At the beginning of the play, what does Dr. Gibbs say he has been up all night doing?
(a) Preparing a man for death.
(b) Helping a woman give birth to twins.
(c) Drinking at the local bar.
(d) Attending to the wounds of two returned war veterans.

5. What is Mr. Webb's profession?
(a) Barber.
(b) Newspaper editor.
(c) Milkman.
(d) Teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of the play what does Mrs. Webb do when she first comes out of her house?

2. What does Mr. Gibbs say is something only done in big cities?

3. What does Rebecca talk about before she goes to bed?

4. What does the stage manager do before Mrs. Webb and Mrs. Gibbs leave the stage after the first scene?

5. What does Mrs. Gibbs try to do as she enters her house after talking to her husband in the yard?

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